Linksys WRT54G - Access Restriction Issue

[omnionus]

O.S.: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit

Router: Linksys WRT54G
Hardware Version: 6
FirmWare Version: 1.02.8 (Most Current)
Wired LAN

Regarding: Multiple Policies in Access Restrictions

Goal: Have Internet Access Denied During Weeknights.

Current Setup:
Policy 1 ("Monday"):
Enabled
ALLOW Internet access during selected days and hours
MON
FROM 5:00 AM To 11:00 PM
For PC's with IP Addresses: XXX.XXX.X.100 & XXX.XXX.X.103

(Policies 2 through 4 Are identical to Monday, except each is changed to it's own individual day)

Policy 5 ("Friday"):
Enabled
DENY Internet access during selected days and hours
FRI
FROM 12:00 AM To 5:00 AM
For PC's with IP Addresses: XXX.XXX.X.100 & XXX.XXX.X.103

Policy 6 ("Saturday")
Enabled
ALLOW Internet access during selected days and hours
SAT
24 HOURS
For PC's with IP Addresses: XXX.XXX.X.100 & XXX.XXX.X.103

Policy 7 ("Sunday")
Enabled
ALLOW Internet access during selected days and hours
SUN
From 12:00 AM To 11:00 PM
For PC's with IP Addresses: XXX.XXX.X.100 & XXX.XXX.X.103


As you can see I am trying to set up multiple "Policies" to restrict access to the internet on both of my PC's on my network and I'm running into an issue.

When I first tried to do this I figured I could do it with just 1-2 policies (weekdays and weeknights or something) but I found that I could only set the time until 11:55 PM, which would essentially leave 5 minutes - between 11:55 PM and 12:00 AM - and although it's a petty concern, it's not technically what I'm trying to achieve.

So, I set up the above policy for each individual day to get full 24/7 control.

The problem is that whenever I enable ANY policy that is NOT today (for example, if I enable Policy "Monday" and it's currently Thursday) then I am cut off from all internet access all the time. However, if I ONLY enable Policy "(Today)" then it works just fine.

Enabling ALL policies grants me the same effect as enabling a policy meant for any other day (as in I'm blocked from all internet access at all times).

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong and how to fix it?

 

[eibgrad]

Since I've never used this router w/ the stock firmware (I always use dd-wrt or tomato, which may provide better features in this regard, but that's another topic for another day), I can only provide some guesses.

Try a different approach. Instead of allowing access on certain days and times, deny access on certain days and times. IOW, force the system to assume access is always allowed but selectively denied, rather than creating rules that selectively allow, which might be causing the system to assume it should otherwise be denied.

Basically, no ALLOW rules, only DENY rules. This will eliminate the need for Sat and Sun rules too, simplifying the rules.

Hope that made sense.